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Wave Field Synthesis in the Real World: Part 2 - In the Movie Theatre

Authors: Sporer, Thomas; Klehs, Beate

AES Convention 116 · Paper 6055 · May 2004

Abstract

In anechoic rooms the concept of Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) has already proven to provide superior spatial sound over a large part of the room. In anechoic space WFS needs a large number of loudspeakers. In "normal" listening conditions simulated and real acoustics interfere with each other making the generated wave field less exact. This paper describes listening tests conducted to evaluate WFS in a movie theatre with about 100 seats. Parameters under test are the number of loudspeakers, the distance between loudspeakers, the position of the simulated source and the position of listeners relative to the loudspeakers. In addition to this, testing of the audio-visual coherence was investigated.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 116
AES Convention
116
Paper number
6055
Publication date
May 6, 2004
Session subject
Multichannel Sound
Affiliation
Fraunhofer-Institut für Digitale Medientechnologie, Ilmenau, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper